Caltech-led team shows how evolution can allow for large developmental leaps
Monday, July 20, 2009 - 14:49
in Biology & Nature
PASADENA, Calif. -- How evolution acts to bridge the chasm between two discrete physiological states is a question that's long puzzled scientists. Most evolutionary changes, after all, happen in tiny increments: an elephant grows a little larger, a giraffe's neck a little longer.